Desk and the like



July- 15, 1930.

o. c. s. oLsEN 1,770,546

DESK AND THE LIKE Filed June 28, 1928 l Olaf (1.5. O'n/ .Patented July 15, 1930 OLAF C. S. OLSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS DESK AND THE LIKE Application filed J une 28,

stopped against inward movement, so as to bring the front of the drawer into proper relation with the front of the desk, by means of a wooden block nailed to the runway. Ditte culty is encountered in properly positioning the block and by its distortion from continued use.

r1`he present invention consists of a device such as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a desk, some parts being broken away to show the internal construction in section and some parts being indicated by dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a detail plan section ot the desk; Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. i is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing a slightly modiiied form of construction.

The desk may be of any preferred iorm and for the purpose of illustration, there is shown one having legs 10, a top 11 and a body portion 12, the latter beingsuitably apertured for the reception of a drawer 13. The

drawer slides upon a pair of rails 14, 15 extending backwardly from the front wall of the body 12 and located one at each lower corner ot the drawer aperture therein. Mounted upon each of the rails as 14 is a stop block 16, which is circular in form and is provided with an aperture 17 disposed eccentrically as to the block and adapted to receive a pivot 18 preferably taking the term of a screw, as shown, which being set into the rail 14, secures the block thereto.

The block 16 is attached to the rail 14 im! Y mediately back of the range of inward movement ot the drawer so as to be encountered by the rear end of the side wall thereof. In

positioning the block upon the rail, it is necessary only that care be exercised that its shortest radius struck from the center of the aperture 17 will permit the drawer to be closed to the desired extent.

Serial No. 288,854.

The drawer being inserted within the aperture of the bodyo'iLl the desk and brought to the desired position with reference to its iront wall, the stop block 16 is turned, if necessary, to bring it into contact therewith and is then secured against turning movement by setting another securing means, such as the nail 20,

through it into the rail 14C thereby permanently iixing the extent of inward movement of the drawer.

Preferably the block litakes the form of a metal disk with an as shown in Fig. 3,

wood as 22 may be upstanding rim iiange 21, but if desired, a block oi' used.

by use, as by indentation of the rear end of the drawer side 19, at the point ci contact with the stop, the latter may be readj usted by withdrawing the holding means 20, turning the block to bring a longer radius in line with the drawer side, and again driving in the nail.

y I claim as my invention:

1. In a desk, in combination, a slide rail, a p drawer having its side wall seated thereon, a

circular block fixed on the rail in the path of the drawer side and having an eccentrically located pivot apert ure and a second aperture,

a securing pivot set through the first-named aperture and into the rail, and a pin set through the second aperture for securing the block to the rail and preventing its turning movement.

for a securing pin. 1n testimony wh erect I aiix my signature.

OLAF C. S. OLSEN. 

